July 29, 1999 / Front Page

1051 Beach 20 street, the site of the Far Rockaway facade collapse on Saturday July 24, where a mother and daughter died instantly under the rubble.

John McLoughlin

When the facade of 1051 Beach 20 street in Far Rockaway collapsed on Saturday July 24, an afternoon of shopping for a local mother and daughter transformed into a tragedy for the entire community. More...

100 Precinct Police Officers Danny O’Brien and Rick Huether were named the most recent ‘Cops Of The Month’ at the 100 Precinct Community Council meeting held Wednesday night at the Rockaway Knights of Columbus Hall More...

The eighteenth annual Irish Festival in the Rockaways brought everyone together. It comes at a time when the country is focused on things that are Irish because of the untimely and tragic death of John F. Kennedy, jr., his wife and her sister. More...

Frances Pauline Fassett Of Inwood - Funeral services for Frances Pauline Fassett were held July 22 at the First Baptist Church, Far Rockaway. Born in Maryland, Pauline later moved to Inwood and then joined the First Baptist Church of Far Rockaway. More...

Rockaway Theatre Company, Inc., in association with Gateway National Recreation Area will be presenting a Post Theatre fund raiser on Saturday, July 31 from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Post Theater, located in Fort Tilden. More...

Rockaway Little League’s nine and 10 year old Traveling-All Star Team captured the coveted District 27 Championship flag and title this past weekend after beating a tough RGMV team Friday and Saturday and moved one step closer to the State Championsh More...

Basketball season will have to wait. For now, baseball is King on the Peninsula, with the 9 and 10 year old All-Stars from Rockaway Little League capturing the first District 27 Pennant in more than a decade. More...

Local surfers Danny Washington of Breezy Point and Jeff Anthony of Belle Harbor traveled out to Robert Moses State Park last Saturday, July 24 to compete in an Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) surfing contest. More...

Dear Editor; Who said that! Hey Lew, you usually write pretty good columns. What happened in the July 17 edition of The Wave? Have you lost it or is the representative of Gregory Meeks the subject of ventriloquism? More...